Adult Safeguarding Specialist Nurse

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Band 6 Safeguarding Adults Practitioner to join the Trust-wide Saf safeguarding Adults Team. You will lead safeguarding activity, provide expert advice, deliver education and audits, and support service improvement across sites.

The role requires a strong track record as an NMC-registered nurse with assessment, communication and leadership skills, and a commitment to continuous safeguarding development within the NHS.

Qualifications

• Significant post NMC registration clinical experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to adult safeguarding.
• Safeguarding Adults Level 3 training, or willingness to undertake/maintain the required level of competence.
• Yellow Belt Quality Improvement qualification or equivalent.
• Teaching, mentorship or practice assessor qualification, or equivalent.
• Relevant post-registration qualification/module in safeguarding, mental capacity, domestic abuse or a related area.

Responsibilities

• Work as a specialist practitioner within the Adult Safeguarding Team, supporting the Trust to meet its responsibilities under relevant legislation, statutory guidance, local multi-agency arrangements and Trust policies.
• Provide specialist safeguarding advice, guidance and support to clinical teams and other professionals, promoting safe, person-centred and evidence-based practice.
• Review safeguarding concerns and support Trust staff to identify risks, determine appropriate actions and use relevant safeguarding or alternative pathways.
• Promote effective communication and information sharing between Trust services, primary and community care, Adult Social Care, police and other partner agencies.
• Plan, deliver and evaluate safeguarding education and training for Trust staff.
• Participate in safeguarding audits, quality-assurance activity and service improvement.
• Contribute to the development, review and implementation of safeguarding policies, procedures, guidance and educational resources.
• Work across Trust sites and services in accordance with operational requirements.

Skills

NMC Registered Nurse

Clinical assessment

Communication skills

Leadership

Quality improvement

Education delivery

Job description

Join our Safeguarding Adults Team and make a difference to some of the most vulnerable adults in our communities.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated registered nurse to join our Trust-wide Safeguarding Adults Team as a Band 6 Safeguarding Adults Practitioner. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring that adults at risk are appropriately identified, protected and supported through effective safeguarding processes.

The role also includes delivering safeguarding training across Trust sites, undertaking audits and quality improvement activities, supporting learning from safeguarding reviews, and promoting best practice in safeguarding adults. The successful applicant will be an experienced NMC-registered nurse with strong assessment, communication and decision-making skills, strong leadership and management skills and a commitment to continuous improvement.

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who is passionate about safeguarding, enjoys working autonomously and collaboratively, and wishes to contribute to the ongoing development of safeguarding practice across the Trust.

Main duties of the job

• Work as a specialist practitioner within the Adult Safeguarding Team, supporting the Trust to meet its responsibilities under relevant legislation, statutory guidance, local multi-agency arrangements and Trust policies.
• Provide specialist safeguarding advice, guidance and support to clinical teams and other professionals, promoting safe, person-centred and evidence-based practice.
• Review safeguarding concerns and support Trust staff to identify risks, determine appropriate actions and use relevant safeguarding or alternative pathways.
• Promote effective communication and information sharing between Trust services, primary and community care, Adult Social Care, police and other partner agencies.
• Plan, deliver and evaluate safeguarding education and training for Trust staff.
• Participate in safeguarding audits, quality-assurance activity and service improvement.
• Contribute to the development, review and implementation of safeguarding policies, procedures, guidance and educational resources.
• Work across Trust sites and services in accordance with operational requirements.

About us

Visa Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.

Why Join Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust?

At Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, our people are at the heart of everything we do.

As a Disability Confident Employer and recipient of the Gold Award in the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme, we actively champion equality, diversity and inclusion, creating opportunities for people from all backgrounds to build rewarding careers within the NHS.

We also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance. By supporting flexible working arrangements wherever possible, we enable our colleagues to balance their professional and personal commitments while continuing to deliver outstanding care to our patients. Whether flexibility means adjusted hours, part-time working, hybrid arrangements or alternative working patterns, we work in partnership with our staff to meet both individual and service needs.

Join Us Whether you're at the start of your career or looking for your next challenge, Frimley Health offers the opportunity to be part of a inclusive, forward-thinking organisation that is committed to excellence, innovation and compassionate care. Together, we can shape the future of healthcare and make a real difference to the lives of the communities we serve.

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Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy

Qualifications

• Significant post NMC registration clinical experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to adult safeguarding.
• Safeguarding Adults Level 3 training, or willingness to undertake/maintain the required level of competence.
• Yellow Belt Quality Improvement qualification or equivalent.
• Teaching, mentorship or practice assessor qualification, or equivalent.
• Relevant post-registration qualification/module in safeguarding, mental capacity, domestic abuse or a related area.

Knowledge

• Sound knowledge of adult safeguarding legislation, statutory guidance and multi-agency safeguarding procedures.
• Knowledge and practical understanding of the Care Act 2014 and application of adult safeguarding principles.
• Knowledge and practical application of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, best-interests decision-making and relevant deprivation of liberty processes.
• Understanding of clinical governance, audit and quality-improvement principles.
• Knowledge of emerging and evolving safeguarding themes and national safeguarding developments.
• Knowledge of safeguarding governance and assurance within an acute NHS organisation.

Experience

• Relevant post-registration experience caring for and/or working with adults who may be at risk of abuse or neglect.
• Experience of identifying, assessing and responding to adult safeguarding concerns.
• Experience of applying the Mental Capacity Act in clinical practice, including assessment of capacity and best-interests decision-making.
• Experience of multidisciplinary and/or multi-agency working.
• Experience of communicating complex and sensitive information to patients, families, carers and professionals.
• Experience of delivering education, training, presentations or practice-development activities to staff.
• Experience of contributing to audit, quality-assurance or service-improvement activity.
• Experience of accurate clinical documentation and maintaining records relating to complex care or safeguarding matters.
• Previous experience within a specialist safeguarding service.
• Experience working at Band 6 level or equivalent.
• Experience of supporting or leading quality-improvement projects.
• Experience of developing educational resources, guidance, procedures or practice-development materials.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Deputy Named Nurse for Safeguarding Adults

£41,957 to £50,387 a yearper annum incl HCAS